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Lorenzo Barcelata(1889-1943)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Lorenzo Barcelata was born on 24 July 1889 in Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Monsters (2010), Machete (2010) and The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004). He was married to María Teresa Barcelata. He died on 13 July 1943 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJuly 24, 1889
DiedJuly 13, 1943(53)
BornJuly 24, 1889
DiedJuly 13, 1943(53)
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Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able in Monsters (2010)
Monsters
6.3
  • Soundtrack("El Cascabel")
  • 2010
Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
Machete
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Cascabel")
  • 2010
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Maria Elena")
  • 2004
Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Maria Elena")
  • 2000

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Actor

  • La reina del río
    • 1939
  • Tierra brava (1938)
    Tierra brava
    5.8
    • Pascual
    • 1938
  • Beneath the Sky of Mexico (1937)
    Beneath the Sky of Mexico
    • 1937
  • Guadalajara (1937)
    Guadalajara
    6.6
    • Lorenzo
    • 1937
  • The Four Corn Patches (1937)
    The Four Corn Patches
    6.1
    • Dámaso
    • 1937
  • Come on Ponciano (1937)
    Come on Ponciano
    8.3
    • Lorenzo
    • 1937
  • Esther Fernández and Tito Guízar in Out on the Big Ranch (1936)
    Out on the Big Ranch
    6.9
    • Martín
    • 1936
  • Una mujer en venta
    • Lorenzo
    • 1934
  • Hand to Hand (1932)
    Hand to Hand
    • 1932

Composer

  • Caminos de sangre (1945)
    Caminos de sangre
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Amanecer ranchero (1942)
    Amanecer ranchero
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • La Adelita (1938)
    La Adelita
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Lupe Velez in La zandunga (1938)
    La zandunga
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Beneath the Sky of Mexico (1937)
    Beneath the Sky of Mexico
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Alegría mexicana
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • María Elena (1936)
    María Elena
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Souls in Conflict (1934)
    Souls in Conflict
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • Hand to Hand (1932)
    Hand to Hand
    • Composer
    • 1932

Music Department

  • Los tres calaveras (1965)
    Los tres calaveras
    6.2
    • composer: songs "El Arreo" and "Negrita Chabelona"
    • 1965
  • Ricardo Cortez, William Lundigan, and Jacqueline White in Mystery in Mexico (1948)
    Mystery in Mexico
    5.8
    • composer: song "Bruma de Amor"
    • 1948
  • Good-Bye Nicanor (1937)
    Good-Bye Nicanor
    6.5
    • composer: songs
    • 1937
  • Guadalajara (1937)
    Guadalajara
    6.6
    • musical director
    • 1937
  • Esther Fernández and Tito Guízar in Out on the Big Ranch (1936)
    Out on the Big Ranch
    6.9
    • music supervisor
    • 1936
  • Enemigos (1934)
    Enemigos
    • music arranger
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • July 24, 1889
    • Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz, Mexico
  • Died
    • July 13, 1943
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • María Teresa BarcelataSeptember 12, 1936 - July 13, 1943 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Wrote "Maria Elena," a song recorded by Los Indios Tabajaras, that reached #6 on the U.S. charts in November of 1963.

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